Child Trust Fund is launched

Chancellor Gordon Brown and the Minister for Children, Margaret Hodge, announced a list of 75 official providers and distributors for the CTF. The first information packs and vouchers will be sent out in the coming days, and a major advertising campaign will begin next Monday.

Details of the fund are set out on the Child Trust Fund website.

A list of CTF distributors is available on that website but the list of providers has not yet been populated.

Providers are, however, listed in a Treasury press release.

The Chancellor said: "Our aim is a Britain of ambition and aspiration where not just some but all children have the best possible start in life. The Child Trust Fund is designed to ensure that every child in our country has asset...

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